US 12,268,271 B2
Shoe upper
Astrid Karin Lang, Wilhermsdorf (DE); and Stefan Tamm, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Assigned to adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/179,748.
Application 16/179,748 is a continuation of application No. 16/130,995, filed on Sep. 13, 2018.
Application 16/130,995 is a continuation of application No. 13/861,896, filed on Apr. 12, 2013, abandoned.
Claims priority of application No. 102012206062.6 (DE), filed on Apr. 13, 2012; and application No. 13161357 (EP), filed on Mar. 27, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2019/0069638 A1, Mar. 7, 2019
Int. Cl. A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43B 1/028 (2022.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); D04B 1/16 (2006.01); D04B 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 1/04 (2013.01) [A43B 1/028 (2022.01); A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); D04B 1/16 (2013.01); D04B 1/22 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/026 (2013.01); A43B 23/0265 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shoe upper, comprising:
a first area and a toe area coupled to the first area manufactured as a one-piece knitted fabric;
a second area comprising a first layer and a second layer of weft-knitted yarn; and
a polymer coating located in the first area and the toe area,
wherein the first area comprises a first layer and a second layer comprising weft-knitted yarn, and synthetic monofilament disposed between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the synthetic monofilament is knitted into at least one of the first layer and the second layer and creates at least one loop,
wherein the second area is formed without the synthetic monofilament knitted into the first layer or the second layer,
wherein the first area comprises a ventilation area comprising a plurality of apertures formed in the first layer,
wherein the polymer coating is located in the ventilation area,
wherein only the synthetic monofilament disposed between the first layer and the second layer is disposed across the plurality of apertures in the ventilation area such that the plurality of apertures are not closed and enable air flow through the first area,
wherein the toe area is reinforced relative to the first area and comprises melted fuse yarn knitted into the one-piece knitted fabric,
wherein the synthetic monofilament and the weft-knitted yarn have a higher melting temperature than that of the melted fuse yarn, and
wherein the first layer and the second layer are not enmeshed within the second area such that a pocket is formed between the first layer and the second layer.